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Is Charlize Theron taller than Jodie Foster?

Yes. Charlize Theron is taller than Jodie Foster by 7 in (17.8 cm).

Charlize Theron: taller than 95 in 100 US women. Jodie Foster: shorter than about 56 in 100 US women.

Charlize Theron is taller than Jodie Foster by 7 in (17.8 cm).Charlize Theron: 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm). Jodie Foster: 5 ft 3 in (160 cm).

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Where these heights come from

Charlize Theron is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm). See all of Charlize Theron’s listed heights.

Jodie Foster is commonly listed at 5 ft 3 in (160 cm). See all of Jodie Foster’s listed heights.

Photos: Charlize Theron by PhilipRomano, CC BY-SA 4.0; Jodie Foster by Claire Fridkin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Charlize Theron, 5 ft 10 in (178 cm), and Jodie Foster, 5 ft 3 in (160 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline